Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillisides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
What will happen to our trees, Altadena worries, as debris cleanup ramps up
Altadena residents and arborists are sounding the alarm about protecting the town’s trees as crews get set to begin phase two ...
Finally we know where toxic ash from the L.A. wildfires could end up
Here are the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted ...
Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday, returning ...
Gavin Newsom Changes California Fire Laws After Meeting Trump
Newsom signed the order after returning from Washington, D.C., where he met with President Trump to discuss federal aid.
Here’s how much rain Southern California’s latest storm has delivered so far
A winter storm that continues to bring showers to Southern California Friday is turning out to be a bigger rain producer than ...
Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars
There is now a 30% chance of intense rain between Feb. 12 and 15 in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...
Map Shows Where California Homes Are Sliding Into the Ocean
Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.
Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...
NASA mapping shows Palos Verdes landslide movement at 4 inches per week
Data gathered from four weeks in the fall of 2024 showed the speed of the movement to be "more than enough to put human life ...
California must quickly ban plants within 5 feet of homes in fire-prone areas, Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the state to speed up its rulemaking for wildfire safety around homes in fire-prone areas that ...